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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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